Washington Trust for Historic Preservation

WMS Services Survey 2021

How much do you value the following services or programs offered by Washington Main Street?(Required)

How much do you value the following services or programs offered by Washington Main Street?(Required)

What is one way that Washington Main Street has positively impacted your local program?(Required)

What is one way that Washington Main Street could better serve your local program?(Required)

Please rank from first choice to fifth choice by clicking and dragging each line up or down: Which local leaders from your community would you most like to see WMS prioritize in our services plan for the next two years?

Executive directors
Support staff
Board of directors
Committee volunteers
City partners

Are there any other local leaders you would like to see WMS prioritize? If so, please list them here and note where you would rank them in the question above.

On a scale of 1-10, how would you describe your board of director's overall understanding about their roles and responsibilities as Main Street board members?(Required)

On a scale of 1-10, how would you describe your committee volunteers' overall understanding of the Main Street Approach?(Required)

Which of your core Main Street committees has an active chairperson (who isn't staff) leading meetings and moving work plans forward? Check all that apply.(Required)

Economic Vitality

Design

Outreach

Promotion

What is (are) the greatest challenge(s) facing your organization? (Select up to 2)(Required)

Sustainable funding

Board leadership

Volunteer recruitment

General nonprofit governance (know-how)

Visioning and planning

Work plan execution

Municipal partnership

What is (are) the greatest challenge(s) facing your district? (Select up to 2)(Required)

Property investment, including absentee/under-resourced owners

Business recruitment or retention

Public infrastructure nonprofit governance (know-how)

Workforce shortage and/or training

Negative attitudes about the value of downtown

Social disparities, including homelessness

Is there anything else you'd like to share about challenges in your organization or district?

What are your professional development goals for the upcoming year?(Required)

What specific topics are you most interested in learning about?(Required)

Please rank from highest to lowest by clicking and dragging each line up or down: What types of resources would you most appreciate WMS developing or sourcing?

Guide books on specific topics
Extended resource library (sample documents)
Case studies based on best practices from other communities
Video trainings you can show locally (such as in committee meetings)

Are there any other resources you would appreciate WMS developing or sourcing? If so, please list them here and note where you would rank them in the question above.

Is there anything else you'd like to share with us about how WMS can best serve your community?

N/A - I have not received this service

1 - I do not find value in it

3 - I find it to be valuable

5 - I find a great deal of value in it

RevitalizeWA Conference

Quarterly Leadership Meetings

Progress Visits

Individualized services (e.g. board retreats, trainings, strategic planning)

Email and Phone Consultation